Egg-carrier



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UNITED STATES Pairnsrrl @miren SILAS XV. KLINE, OF CONSTANTINE,MICHIGAN.

EGG-CARRlER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,294, dated August12, 1884.

Application liled October 1li, i853v (Model.)

To @ZZ whom, il; may concern:

Be it known that I, SILAs W. KLINE, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Constantine, in theeounty of St. Joseph and Stat-eof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEggCarriers, of which the following is a specification, refen ence beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates, mainly, to theim proved means employed for holdingand sustaining the eggs in removablepart-itions or trays, whereby theeggs are securely held from contact with cach other or with any hardsubstance, and the tray, with its contained eggs, maybe removed andmanipulated for candling orascertain- Aing the quality of the latter;and it consists in certain novel features of construction, ashcreinaftcrmore fully described, 'and pointed out in the claims. I attain theseobjects by the devices illustrated in the accompanying dia-wings. v

Figure lis an elevation of my case, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a topplan view ofl one of the sections of my case, the elastic cover beingpartly broken away to 'show the perlbrations in the wooden base. Y

Similar letters refer to si milar part-s th roughout thc severalfigures.

The case is composed of a bottom, F, having a bevel, c, and a centralori'lice, apost, c,seated in the orifice, and a series of superposedsections which are trays, and a cover, E, grooved at b, and ofmeans-viz., awedgemfor locking the parts together. Each section consistsoi' the perforated base A, of wood or other suitable material of anydesired thickness, having the perforated elastic'covering B rigidlyattached thereto by cement or in any other suitable manner, and soarranged that the perforations inthe elastic covering will beapproximately concentric with the perforations in the base. Each sectionis surrounded bythe rim C, and a central ferrule, I), is provided toclosely fit over a post or support, G, when the sections are fastenedtogether. One edge of the rim C' is beveled, as shown at a., and theother edge grooved, as shown at b, to receive the corresponding bevelededge of the adjacentsection.` Both edges of the sections may be beveledor grooved, as the number or arrangement of the sections require. Thebase A and coveringB are let into a groove, Il, in the rim. These partsare thus supported at their outer edge, while near the center they arcsupported by resting upon a shoulder around the central ferrule, I). Theferrule D and thcrim Gare o1' the same height, that height being suchthat the eggs in one section will not come in contact with those inanother or with the top or bottom, orwith any hard substance. Theclastic covering B may be placed on both the upper and under side of thebase A in transport ing some kinds of eggs; but I have generally foundthe covering on one side sufficient, and have shown that only in mydrawings. rlhe perforations in the base A are inuch larger than those inthe elastic covering B, and sonicwhat larger than the diameter of theeggs to be packed or transported. The corrcspondin perforations in. theelastic covering B should be regulated as to size by the size of thc tobe packed or transported and elasticity of the material used, but alwaysbe smaller than the eggs to be packed or transported.` The bottom F andcover E may be made of any desired thickness, the bottom having a post,G, rigidly fastened at its center, over which the ferrule D closely dts.A groove ora raised and beveled tongue is also necessary in both top land bottoni to receive the beveled edge of the rim C or to fit into andhold the grooved edge b of the rim C.

To put the case in condition for use, place the trays in position, oneon top of another, the central ferrules closely fitting over the post G,the groove oi one tray engaging the beveled tongues of -another, and thegrooved edges of the under tray receiving the beveled tongue upon itsbottom F. The cover E is thcn'adjusted over the top of the uppersection, there being a ferrule in the center of the top to fit over thepost AGr, and the groove receiving the beveled upper edge of the uppersection. The cover E is fastened and several sections are rigidly heldin place by a pin inserted through the post G, or by a screw and nut ontop of post G, or by other suitable and equivalent devices forfastening. When the sections are thus fastened together, the eggs,having been inserted, smaller end downward, in the perfor-ations in theelastic covering B to such a point as will cause them to be securelyheld in place ny the pressure of the elastic covering, may be safelytransported and the package rolled and lifted about and otherwisehandled without endangering the eggs. As the elastic pressure securelyholds the eggs in place,` a filledsection may be held up to the light,so that all the eggs therein may be can- .with a tray provided withaperforation for the reception of an egg, a layer of elastic yieldingmaterial provided with an opening less in diameter than either the eggor the perforation in the tray, whereby when the egg is forced throughthe Vsaid elastic material the latter will be stretched or distended andcaused to grasp and hold the egg suspended, substantially as described.l 2. In an egg-carrier, and in combination with the perforated tray orsupport, a superposed sheet or layer of elastic material provided withperforations through which the eggs are forced, whereby the latter aresustained by the contraction of the elastic material about them,substantially as described.

3. In an eggcarrier, the combination ofthe elastic perforated. coveringB, the non-elastic perforated base A, the perforations in the cov- 3oering and the base being concentric, and the rim C and ferrule D,supporting said base, substantially as described.

4. In an egg-carrier, the combination ofthe elastic perforated coveringB, the non-elastic 35 perforated base A, the rim G, and the ferrule D,all operating as described, and for the purpose specified. y

5. An egg-carrier consisting, essentially, of a top and bottom and oneor moresections com 4o prising a rim, a perforated diaphragm, and aferrule, and a central post with suitable fastenings attached thereto.

6. In an egg-carrier, the combination andarrangement of sections, eachcomprising a rim, 45 a perforated diaphragm, andv a ferrule arranged oneabove the other about a post rig-y idly fastened to thebottom F andcovered by E, substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 5o y presence of twowitnesses.

sILAs w. KLINE.

Vitnesses:

LEVI T. HULL, GEO. C. SANe'LEs.

